Text to donate
Make a one-off or monthly donation with a simple TEXT message!
Make a one-off text donation
You can now make a one-off donation via a simple TEXT message!
How to donate:
Simply text the word ZOO plus the amount you wish to donate to 70450
For example:
To donate £5 text ZOO5 to 70450. If you wish to opt out of marketing, text ZOONOINFO 5 to 70450
Important Info:
Texts cost your donation amount plus one standard rate message, you will also be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you would like to donate but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text ‘ZOONOINFO’ plus the amount you donated to 70450.
Make a monthly donation
Making a monthly donation couldn’t be simpler!
How to donate:
Text ACTION plus the amount you wish to donate to 70460 to donate that amount each month!
For example:
To donate £3 a month text ACTION3 to 70460. If you wish to opt out of marketing, text ACTIONNOINFO 3 to 70460
Important Info:
Texts cost your donation amount plus two standard rate messages and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to donate but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text ACTIONNOINFO plus the amount you donated to 70460.
Bank transfer
Alternatively you can make a bank transfer using online banking!
Making a bank transfer
Alternatively you can make a bank transfer using online banking to the following account:
Colchester Zoo Ltd Donations Account
Sort Code: 20-65-68
Account Number: 53759830
If you choose to donate via direct bank transfer, please email enquiries@colchesterzoo.org to let us know.
Crowd Funding page
You can now set up a crowd funding page on GoFundMe to help raise funds.
Setting up a page
If you would like to set up a crowd funding page on GoFundMe, please allocate Colchester Zoological Society as the beneficiary of the funds when the money is withdrawn.
In order to do this, when you click on the withdrawal of funds from your account, please add the details Rebecca Moore into the beneficiary name section and use Rebecca@colchesterzoo.org
This will then send Rebecca Moore, our Zoological Director, an email to accept the donations and to set up the zoo’s bank account. Thereafter, on a periodic basis, the funds will be deposited directly into our emergency appeal. This is a quicker way to make the withdrawal and ensures we get the funds as quickly as possible.
Do note, that if the first withdrawal isn’t activated within 30 days of the first donation then the funds are held by GoFundMe for consideration, and if the first withdrawal isn’t activated within 90 days, then donations are returned to the donor. It is therefore important this is set up from the start so that you can continue to raise funds and the zoo receives them regularly.
